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the REASON might well (I'm just saying "might",
right-now !) be related to the factory's having grossly OVER-stated the
engine's horsepower, so that the "295"HP rating put the car into a class, where
its REAL HP (let's say: 150???) could not compete with cars which had real HP
considerably greater than "150" (or whatever).
WHAT ???!!!???
Up thru 1970, engine Brake Horse Power was rated
"gross." The same Dodge Magnum 383 rated at 335 gross BHP in 1970 was
rated 250 net BHP in 1971.
So where are all these alleged "facts" coming
from about "real" horsepower? Who says the HP was overrated when compared
to the competition?
A 1951 Chrysler 331 ci hemi was rated 180 BHP,
12% more than Cadillac's 160 BHP with the same displacement. And the early
Chrysler hemi's were grossly UNDERRATED compared to the competition.
Even a 1954 Dodge
241 ci hemi with two-barrel was rated at 150 gross BHP. A lowly '56
Plymouth 277 ci poly was rated at 200 BHP with Power-Pak [4
barrel].
You should wash your mouth out with soap for
daring to rank a D500-1 lower than a contemporary 265 ci Chev rated at 225 BHP
with 2 x 4 barrel carbs !!!
"Just throwing this 'out ';"... might be a good
idea...
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58
DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
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